The Sacred Sahara Desert
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Tonight, you'll be whisked off to the sacred Sahara Desert the largest desert in the world. The Sahara is one of the harshest environments on Earth, covering 3.6 million square miles, nearly a third of the African continent, about the size of the United States (including Alaska and Hawaii). The name of the desert comes from the Arabic word ṣaḥrāʾ, which means "desert."
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